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title: Hands Across UMD
date: 2024-05-17T16:15:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/hands-across-umd"
section: Articles
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# Hands Across UMD

*May 17, 2024* — by [Annie Krakower](/authors/annie-krakower)


- *Photos courtesy of Diamondback Photo Collection, University Archives*

*people hold hands along Baltimore Avenue*

For 15 minutes in May 1986, hundreds of Terps decided to get a grip and make history—or at least an eye-catching attempt at it. Hands Across America, a fundraiser to fight hunger in the U.S., challenged participants to create a continuous chain of people holding hands from coast to coast, and the ambitious route went right through the University of Maryland campus. Several gaps broke this segment, a problem that literally spanned the nation. Did you see the stunt? Or did you form a human link yourself? Tell us about it at <terpfeedback@umd.edu>, and check the next issue for the responses and another unique photo from UMD’s archives.


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**Issue:** [Spring 2024](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/spring-2024)


**Types:** [Post-Grad](https://terp.umd.edu/category/post-grad)